It has to be said that Li Qinghe was very happy to hear her father speak like that.
Although he subsidized him and didn't want him to return it, it was still clear not to use what she subsidized to help Zhao Wanwan.
For the rest of the way, Mrs. Qian was quite silent until entering the forest. Zhou Chengkang saw a color flying over there with sharp eyes, and chased after him with a bow and arrow. I."
Li Fu has seen this battle with his son-in-law a lot recently, and now he can't help but chase after him.
Only Qian Shi and her were left on the spot.
Li Qinghe found a place to sit down. The pheasant ran fast, and it would take a while to catch it. It should be back soon.
"Do you hate me?" Qian looked at her.
"I don't hate it." Li Qinghe said casually.
Qian didn't believe it, "I stole your mother's position, don't you hate me?"
"I didn't target you." Li Qinghe looked up at her, "When did I deliberately feel sorry for you?"
Qian Shi was speechless, not entangled in this issue, and said, "Your father taking care of Wanwan and the two is also good for him. If Yan Xi is selected as a scholar, he will definitely not forget your father's good."
"You can't even rely on your daughter, but you still want to rely on your son-in-law, where do you have the confidence?" Li Qinghe sneered, "My father is raised by me, and he does not lack his filial piety. Similarly, it is his business to take care of them if my father is happy. If he is unwilling and you still want to make things difficult, then I will not let you go."
The words were a bit awkward, but Qian understood, "You mean, you don't agree with them coming back?"
After saying that, the Weng and his son-in-law over there had already rushed back. Li Fu held a colorful pheasant in his hand, and said with a smile, "Chengkang said, keep this chicken for yourself to eat."
Li Qinghe smiled and said, "Very good."
Mrs. Qian stopped talking, she seemed to be silent on purpose, and occasionally Li Fu asked her, but she didn't answer, anyway, everyone knew that she was angry now.
Li Fu talked to her twice, but she still ignored her and stopped talking to her. After the firewood was cut, the few of them went home together. When they reached the foot of the mountain, Li Qinghe said, "Father, do you want to eat pheasant? Eat it." Go back."
Li Fu agreed with a smile, but Qian went straight to the village without looking back.
She went her way, but Li Qinghe didn't call her, and Zhou Chengkang didn't pay any attention to her. Li Fu looked at her back, snorted, and walked away from another direction with his daughter carrying firewood.
The pheasant was stewed, and Li Qinghe's craftsmanship was very good. Weng and his son-in-law brought out the wine and talked a lot. They drank until it was getting late outside, and then they were finished. Li Fu went back by himself. He didn't want any more firewood. Do not move.
He was a little drunk, and the two of them would not be at ease when he went back alone. Zhou Chengkang sent him back and put him on the bed before returning.
When he came back, Li Qinghe was still feeding the fish at the door, and asked with a smile, "Aunt Qian is still angry?"
Zhou Chengkang took the fish food in her hand, shook his head, "I'm not at home, dad is asleep, don't worry about it."
In the following days, Qian Shi still went to chop firewood every day, but she stopped talking to Li Qinghe and the others, and when she asked occasionally, she just let it go. Sure enough, Zhao Wanwan and the two came back again, probably because they heard about the handover, they returned to the town the next day.
There were only two people left in the family, and Qian became more and more silent. Li Qinghe asked, even at home and Li Fu, she was also silent like this.
Although Li Fu would feel uncomfortable if she didn't talk to him, she shouldn't be feeling well either.
Gradually in the middle of May, Li Qinghe's belly has been slightly swollen. This year's weather is a bit different. In previous years, there will be a few rains at this time. This year, from February to now, there are really only a few drops of rain. It has never rained like that. The rain that drenched the ground means that the water source in her yard is much smaller. The water in those paddy fields dries up quickly. Usually, Li Fu doesn't need to put water into the fields often, but this year he will go there every two or three days.
More intuitively, the small river where clothes are washed in the village has dried up a lot.
That river is not just for washing clothes. All the paddy fields of each family rely on the river. The fields dry up quickly, and the villagers all go to stop water from entering the fields. As a result, the small river that was originally quite wide now has only a little water left It's flowing. In the past, clothes could be washed directly in it. Now, if you put it directly, the clothes can directly touch the stones and soil in the water.
The old people in the village say that this year is dry.
Drought will definitely affect the harvest in the field. Many people are worried. Fortunately, the sweet potato vines planted this year are still growing well. Li Qinghe is dividing the plants, cutting off the excess and returning them to the sun. The villagers follow suit and cut them back. Of course, they all want to dry it and put it there, and feed pigs and chickens in winter.
The weather is hot and the sun is scorching the earth. Going to the woods to chop firewood can give you some shade. Under the heat, at this time in previous years, except for those who go out to do short-term labor, everyone else can rest and wait for the autumn harvest, but this year I feel particularly anxious , I went to the mountains to cut firewood when I had nothing to do, and the price of food in the town began to rise.
Seeing this, Li Qinghe went to town with Zhou Chengkang to buy enough food for the two of them for a year. One price per day, and on the third day after the two bought it, Yu Yan specially asked Zhou Chengkang to pull a cart for her, and the price went up by two cents.
The food was put directly in her new house, Yu Yan frowned, "I'd better move quickly."
Although she was in a hurry, Li Qinghe also agreed that it would be better for her to move first. She lived here. In fact, after digging a road from the grassland of her chicken coop, she could go to the town directly from the gate of Yang's house without passing through the village. In this way, if you want to prepare some things at home, you won't let everyone in the village see them.
At the beginning of June, Yu Yan had a happy housewarming, and many people came. Even if she has a lot of money, the dishes are not very good. Compared with the people in the village, she is quite good. It is still a matter of saying that it cannot be eaten by everyone until next year. At this time, it is not appropriate for people to know that they are rich.
After Yu Yan moved, she went to the town to buy a horse and a carriage and came back. Fortunately, the various circles in her backyard were already prepared. I've been busy tidying up the vegetables recently.
The soil was barren. It had been in the sun for more than a month, and the hoe couldn't dig it at all. It was quite strenuous anyway. What's more, she has no water over there.
In fact, many people in the village get their water from the wells at the entrance of the village, and less than 30% of people dig wells at home.
And moving here, not only the land and the house cost money, but also a lot of money to dig a well. After Yu Yan asked Min Rui to come over and pick up water for a few days, it felt very inconvenient, and the water had to be saved. As soon as she gritted her teeth, she asked someone to start digging the well.
Although the two are neighbors, it still feels a bit far away to carry water.
What's more inconvenient is that she and Min Rui are not married yet, and when she moved here, Min Rui also moved here, which means that unmarried single men and widows live in the same courtyard. You don't need to ask to know her reputation in the village now.
"We still have to get married." Yu Yan looked bitter, "I didn't expect to be able to spend money like this. The money I prepared will be used up."
To buy a carriage and complete the carriage, it will cost about five taels of silver. When the house was just built, money was needed everywhere, and Li Qinghe spent a lot of money back then, so he laughed, "It will be fine after we get married."
Yu Yan started to prepare for the wedding again, and the wedding date was set at the end of June.
Recently, many people in the village stay in the field all day long, and even go to the small river to water the wheat sooner or later, but they still can't stop it from drying up. The land near the water is better, more like Li Qinghe's field In that way, the seedlings will soon dry into hay. On the other hand, the sweet potato vines in the hay are dying, but they are still green.
Not only Luoyue Town, but also the county seat, and many places are drought. Li Qinghe will know that it is because Linzhi County is here again.
When he came this time, there was no smile on his already serious face. He came and walked quickly, not only looking at Li Qinghe's fields, but also the fields in the village.
When Yu Yan got married, more people came from the village. When helping to prepare dishes, they would inevitably talk about this year's drought. When they mentioned this, everyone began to sigh.
"I'm afraid people will starve to death next year."
"The last drought was more than ten years ago. At that time, many people starved to death. The bark on the mountain was gnawed, and the grass roots were dug out and boiled..."
This is still a happy event, and I feel that everyone is not very interested.
Yu Yan got married, she was very happy, she didn't go to greet her, but when the auspicious time came, she and Min Rui worshiped and it was considered a ceremony.
And the baby in Li Qinghe's belly had already started to move, and Zhou Chengkang would touch and feel the movement every day when he was free. His worries were real, but his expectations for this baby were also real.
It was too hot outside, and Zhou Chengkang wouldn't let her go out later. But he was busy with work, the water in the pond was getting less and less, and the fish in it were too crowded, and they had already turned over and died, so they had to be fished out and sold.
In the current situation, it is definitely not easy to sell it in the town. You can't just watch it die and drop it in your hands, so you have to go to the county seat.
This time back to the county town, Li Qinghe didn't go, it was inconvenient for her to hold her belly, Zhou Chengkang had to go by herself, after Yu Yan found out, the two packed up and went with him, she embroidered some delicate embroidery by herself, although the town knows the goods, But she couldn't sell it for a price, so she wanted to go to the county to try it.
They left in the morning, and Li Qinghe was left alone at home. Zhou Chengkang was worried, so he asked Fifth Sister to accompany her earlier.
In the middle of the night, a few people sneaked into the pond of the new house.
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